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Quite a scare!

G

guitrage

Ophidiophile
I lifted the hide (the one on the cool side) and found my snake coiled up as usual, but she had her head underneath part of her body. I couldn't see her breathing and I thought she was dead! I lightly touched her body and she didn't move - I was so scared! I touched her again and she moved. What a relief! Do snakes usually bury their heads under their coils like that? Should I be worried that she was so unresponsive to my touch? She is usually very skittish when I touch her.

Thanks for all of your help!
 
She could have been asleep. Some of mine bury their head under their coils, but some always keep their head on top.
 
Skye said:
She could have been asleep. Some of mine bury their head under their coils, but some always keep their head on top.
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That about sums it up! My guys (and gals) do the same thing! :)
 
I know exactly what you mean. I had the same thing happening. He was just lying there coiled up. Not responing to me. I opened the viv and carefully touched him. He was cold, even for a snake. I poked. No responce. I poked again. And again nothing. I freaked and just grabbed him hide and all. Then he was like "Yo, leamme alone. I was having a nice dream!". Very scary.
 
Mine tucks his head when he sleeps, but what's even more scary is I can pick him up like that, and he won't move a muscle. I can even flip him over onto his back and the most he might do is turn his head back right side up (but leave his body in a tangled, coiled mess).

At first I thought he was sick, because if I keep my hand still, he'll stay like that for half an hour. But if I move around (or move him) he'll wake up and start flicking his tongue, then resume his usual active/curious behavior.

Corns that do this, should be labeled cornball phase. lol
 
weird...

when i got home tonight i went to check out my corn and he wouldn't move either and i thought he was dead. i tapped him once...nothing. i went to scoop him up in my hand and he jetted away. i guess he was just in a really deep sleep or something. i handled him and checked him out for a while, he seems alright. he might just be jealous and pouty now that he's no longer the baby in the family.
 
Do corns 'play dead' in the wild? I know of snakes that turn upside down and open their mouth and play death. Is this perhaps the corn variation on that? And only start moving about when their play isn't working?
 
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